The Egyptian Cross Mystery

Cast of Characters

Ellery Queen — The cosmopolitan, pince-nezed special investigator knew his logic could solve anything, but he had trouble making sense out of T squares

Andrew Van — The withdrawn, correct schoolmaster lived a quiet life in Arroyo, hiding more from the town than his money-stuffed mattress

Ol’ Pete — The slightly daffy, rag-clad hillman lived behind barbed wire because he liked privacy, but his primed shotgun guarded something else

Harakht — The shaggy-bearded Healer of the Weak led a flock of naked disciples to salvation and kept solvent by selling “elixir of youth” — a possibly lethal brew

Velja Krosac — The “furrin’-looking” vendettist was the No. 1 suspect. The limping man appeared at every murder scene

Professor Yardley — Ellery’s old prof joined a country-wide search that led him far from the Halls of Ivy and had him learning lessons from his famous student

Margaret Brad — The well-cushioned but handsome matron couldn’t offer any information about her husband — she was more concerned about her future than his past

Helene Brad — Margaret’s lovely daughter kept a suitor on land and another at sea, then both came running without an S.O.S.

Jonah Lincoln — The lean, levelheaded New Englander had one eye on Helene and the other on money. He might have won both, but his employers lost their heads

Paul Romaine — The tanned, well-muscled Adonis had a string of women, but the police were more interested in his male associates

Hester Lincoln — Jonah’s plain-faced sister with a not-so-plain body left her clothes trailing from Bradwood to the Island nudist colony, but she was conventional about one thing — murder

Victor Temple — The retired army doctor pursued his lady-love during the day and eavesdropped under open windows at night

Stephen Megara — The globe-trotting yachtsman hesitated to reveal his past — it could only shorten his future